'I Appreciate You All!' Tylan Wallace Finds Redemption, Trust, Baltimore Ravens Victory

That means anything Wallace does ... for better and worse ... will be noticed. For the longest time, it appeared that Wallace was destined to go down as the goat of Sunday's game against the Rams: as Baltimore nursed a 14-10 lead, Wallace inadvertently kept a SoCal drive alive in an ill-fated attempt to rush a punt. The five-yard penalty not only yielded a fresh set of downs but eventually a Rams touchdown that put them ahead. 

This yellow sign, however, was anything but a signal to slow down. 

"They were telling me, 'You know, it happens. Penalties happen,'" Wallace recalled in the aftermath. "Obviously, you don't want it to happen too often, but just wipe that away. … I appreciate them for believing in me to be back there to make plays for the team."

Further fulfilling the blockbuster tropes that seemed to follow Wallace on Sunday, he was never contracted to return punts on Sunday afternoon, only forced to fill the role when Devin Duvernay was forced to leave with a back injury.

Head coach John Harbaugh had no issues with handing over the return responsibilities to Wallace, who caught four punts during his collegiate time in Stillwater.

"Here's a veteran player, fourth-year guy who's been through it ... It wasn't a conscious thing, we just felt like he deserved it," Harbaugh said. "He was ready for that moment. Now, did (we) think he was going to take it back to the house? No, but I thought he'd catch it (and) maybe make a guy miss."

Harbaugh was mostly wrong: Wallace made several defenders miss, avoiding the grasps of six fallen Los Angeles defenders en route to the end zone. With the help of vital blocks from teammates like Jayln Armour-Davis, Charlie Kolar, and Justice Hill, Wallace made it to paydirt despite a stumble near midfield. 

Only his teammates could make his knees hit the ground, and, by then, it didn't matter. Wallace was immediately swarmed by fellow Ravens in the back of the end zone, their calls of congratulations drowned by a raucous crowd gathered at M&T Bank Stadium.

"That was a game," Wallace reportedly told his teammates in the joyous locker room. "All the ups and downs, we kept fighting, we kept going. Y'all helped me, man. Next man up. I'm just happy I can make a difference for this team. I appreciate you all."

Baltimore will face another division leader next Sunday night, as they head south to joust with the Jacksonville Jaguars (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC).